I'm sure it will stay stock, I was just kidding bout the 4:11s (well not really haha)

If you see my recent post, now my daughter wants it... I think it would make a great first car. Its drives and handles really nice.

a ssomone who had one for a first car, i would say it is not a good first car
#1 they suck in the rain or any bad weather
#2 enough power to get into some serious trouble with
#3 they fold up like an accordian if u crash them

my first car was an 87 iroc with the 305/5 speed combo lots of fun and great car but i got in alot of trouble with that car and had lot of very close calls with it

if u do do gears get a set of 3:42 or 3:73's max, though id have to check what the 305 came with i know the 350 cars would be either 2:72 or 3:23 not sure of the 305 cars were the same

is the rpo sticker still under the center console lid ? if so take a picture of it and i can tell u what gears and suspension options the car has

1) i hope your back is in good shape because they ride rough. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but i want to point that out to you.

2) No real problems, easy to work on. i didn't have an easy time in the snow, but think this has more to do with tires than other things such as RWD, more weight up front etc. i think it's generally a well built, well designed car.

3) These cars really handle well. So, at least with me, they kind of intrinsically made me want to drive a little more aggressively than what i would normally do. This got me into trouble occasionally. So you have to be careful about that.

a ssomone who had one for a first car, i would say it is not a good first car
#1 they suck in the rain or any bad weather
#2 enough power to get into some serious trouble with
#3 they fold up like an accordian if u crash them

my first car was an 87 iroc with the 305/5 speed combo lots of fun and great car but i got in alot of trouble with that car and had lot of very close calls with it

if u do do gears get a set of 3:42 or 3:73's max, though id have to check what the 305 came with i know the 350 cars would be either 2:72 or 3:23 not sure of the 305 cars were the same

is the rpo sticker still under the center console lid ? if so take a picture of it and i can tell u what gears and suspension options the car has

I agree with not giving this car to your daughter...I'm sure she's a great kid but so was and is my son. In 1998 I bought him his first car. I was a 1979 Pontiac Lemans, 4 door, 305 4bbl ran like a champ. I paid $300 for the car and got it so cheap because the rust on the doors was horrific. They would flap in the wind while driving. So of course he wanted me to fix them. Me being the good father I am I agreed and immediately got 4 pairs of sweat sock, 4 hockey sticks and as much fiberglass in a can that I could find. My son looked at me and asked what I was doing, I told him that i was going to to a quick fix and not spend a bunch of time or money to fix the car. I got the paint for free (I was a factory rep at the time) and 2 days later at 10:30 at night he got the car. At 10:58 I got a phone call telling me that my son was involved in an accident and it was his fault and could I please come and remove my sweat socks from the intersection. He made a left turn on a red light and took out the passenger side rear door.

OK the sweat socks and hockey sticks aren't true but the rest is. I did a cheap repair because I new my son was not going to keep the car in pristine condition very long. I made him fix the car himself and he drove it all through high school and his second year of University.

He learned what I already knew.

Just a story of my experience with kids and cars. i have a few more about that car involving burnouts, myself and greasy hands I'll have to tell you sometime.

My first car was an anemic 1984 Caprice Classic sedan with the 305 and an automatic. I still found ways to make that car a terror to fellow drivers on the streets. I still have the car and now I have to fix everything I did to the car when I was much less responsible so I can have a nice sedan for the family. The misses wants a mid-size SUV so there's no chance of me getting a new truck anytime soon, so I have to dust the cobwebs off the old Grandpa car and make a decent cruiser out of it for the family.

I guess the point is that I agree. Even if your daughter wont thrash it, I'm sure whatever guy she's dating at the time probably will. You have a nice car though, I really want a 3rd gen as my next project. These cars are starting to climb in value and become real collectors. Hold on to it before you kick yourself for getting rid of it a decade from now.

I´ve had my 1986 3rd gen Camaro 20 years now and done just about everything to it that I could.
Living where I do in Spain I got lucky and am not restricted by laws on modifying it. It was imported as personal belongings and many mods were already done.
Lowering the car and adding subframe connectors made it even better, I also upgraded to a 355 from the 305, no one knows at the test center, one V8
is the same as the next.
I did use the computer Quadrajet for awhile on the 355 with another computer and chip but eventually went to non computer completely.
At the time I got it HotRod did a 1982 3rd Gen "makeover" which I devoured and would have liked to have copied.

I´ve had my 1986 3rd gen Camaro 20 years now and done just about everything to it that I could.
Living where I do in Spain I got lucky and am not restricted by laws on modifying it. It was imported as personal belongings and many mods were already done.
Lowering the car and adding subframe connectors made it even better, I also upgraded to a 355 from the 305, no one knows at the test center, one V8
is the same as the next.
I did use the computer Quadrajet for awhile on the 355 with another computer and chip but eventually went to non computer completely.
At the time I got it HotRod did a 1982 3rd Gen "makeover" which I devoured and would have liked to have copied.

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